Forget Me Not Mnevermind Trilogy Book 2 edition by Jordan Castillo Price Literature Fiction eBooks
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No two people are exactly alike, but Elijah Crowe is very, very different.
Elijah is on the autism spectrum, so the tasks of day-to-day life most people breeze through are a challenge for him. His career suffered because he never got the hang of schmoozing, and now he wastes his talents teaching classes at the mall. His social circle is limited to his ex, his therapist, and a structured inclusion group at the Rec Center. The one bright spot in his life is the memory science of Mnemography.
Although he loves nothing better than devouring the latest research and tinkering with all the specialized equipment, he never clicked with any other experts in the field until he met Daniel Schroeder. Daniel runs a memory palace—he even writes his own mnems—and that shared interest alone would make him fascinating. But Daniel and Elijah met under unusual circumstances, where the statement, “I like you, and I think you like me,” held some surprising nuances.
Now Elijah suspects he’s gay, but the few prominent people in his life are less than supportive. Some are downright hostile. Elijah might not be neurotypical, but he’s plenty smart. Surely there’s some way to get people to accept him for who he is. If only he could figure out how.
Forget Me Not Mnevermind Trilogy Book 2 edition by Jordan Castillo Price Literature Fiction eBooks
Elijah is amazing. In the first book, we saw him through Daniel’s eyes, but in Forget Me Not, Ms. Price uses Elijah’s point of view. This character is on the autism spectrum, and he could have easily been a caricature…a flat stereotype.Instead, we have a vibrant, brilliant character who lives with his differences, both good and bad, as best he can. Elijah does not see the world through the same filters as those he calls neurotypical, and having a window into his internal struggles and triumphs was both fascinating and heart-breaking.
On top of that, we get to see Daniel in ways that Daniel can’t see himself. Without the guilt-colored glasses, his good qualities get highlighted. He's obviously trying to be as direct as Elijah needs. He's patient and caring with both Elijah and his father. It's not all rosy though, and we do see Daniel screw up and lose his cool.
Even the supporting cast in this series feels very real. I HATE one of the side characters in this book, and that is not too strong of a word. His behavior is beyond disgusting, and my heart cracked wide open as Elijah tried to figure out how to handle it.
I will read this book a over and over again just to visit with these characters.
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Forget Me Not Mnevermind Trilogy Book 2 edition by Jordan Castillo Price Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
These books, two-thirds of a so-called trilogy (which should really be call a three-part serial—but more on that later), display all of the smart, well-crafted writing that make Jordan Castillo Price one of my favored authors. As a fan of her “Psycop” series, I knew I’d like these.
The central science-fiction premise—mnemography—is used as a narrative framework rather than the driving focus of the story. In an otherwise recognizable modern Madison, Wisconsin, Price posits a well-developed technology that allows for the proactive stimulation of the brain in order to create artificial memories. The wry fact of this technology is that it is exploited for its entertainment value, resulting in a new field of academic study and a global system of so-called memory palaces where customers pay to spend four hours having self-directed dreams and enjoy instant gratification. Mnems are like video games in your brain, except that you direct the action and then forget everything but the good feelings within an hour.
The part of this fascinating idea that develops into a major plot point in the first book is the notion that one of these recreational memory sessions might accidentally “go persistent;” meaning that the false memory would persist, altering the person’s subjective reality permanently.
The created-memory business is also the catalyst for the meeting between Elijah Crowe and Daniel Schroeder. Crowe is a brilliant mnemographer, even more brilliant than Daniel. But, while Elijah uses his mnem (pronounced neem) skills to escape from the awkwardness of his place on the autism spectrum; Daniel has been betrayed by his own proficiency in this field, and now merely struggles to keep the little memory palace he runs with his father alive.
The Persistence of Memory is written from Daniel’s point of view; while Forget Me Not is from Elijah’s. The two men are interesting, not necessarily easy characters (also something very much in Price’s style); but I grew to care about them and sympathize with them. Price carefully crafts the secondary characters, weaving them into each man’s individual life; and then creates intersections between Elijah’s world and Daniel’s. These moments of intersection take the reader—and the two men—outside the confines of their evolving connection and force us AND them to consider the ways in which their interpersonal dealings shape their behavior toward each other. I’m not articulating this well, but it is done thoughtfully and is really quite riveting. This is a behavior study wrapped in a sci-fi romance. Ms. Price knows how to write characters, and her treatment of Elijah’s autism is particularly insightful.
My only gripe is that each of these books ends as an incomplete part of a larger story. These could have been all bound (and sold) in a single volume as Part I, Part II, Part III (which, by the way, I have bought). This is not a trilogy to me, but a serial, and that’s a real distinction. The books cannot stand alone, and I found the perfectly logical endpoints of parts I and II annoyingly unsatisfying—as if buying the next book was compulsory and not an option if one was to avoid feeling cheated. The word “cliffhanger” isn’t quite right here, because the stories aren’t really action driven. But it’s the same jarring effect.
I am in the anti-cliffhanger camp, but I know we’re a minority in the m/m world. Ms. Price has earned her fans, and my guess is that this serial will add to her fanbase.
The thing I like about the Mnevermind trilogy, is that this constructed futuristic world of Mnem technology is highly believable. The characters are engaging, the plot a bit mind-bending, and the entire story thoroughly unique. Forget Me Not introduces us to the mysterious Elijah Crowe, who high tails it off at the end of The Persistence of Memory after a sexual encounter with Daniel. Jordan has done her homework, we get to look into the mind of a highly functioning genius who is on the spectrum of those living with an autism disorder. Instead of a generalized clinical description of an autistic person, we get to understand why Elijah needs to stimm, or stimulate with the touches to himself and twitches we so often turn away from when encountered. We get taken along for the ride as he starts to analyze the world around him, getting lost and taken off track, only to remember lessons learned form his many therapy sessions as Elijah applies them to allow himself to function on a daily basis. We see how he views his relationships and how he tries to wade though basic social interaction, without the filter we have to understand basic body language and nuances of communication. It may sound like heavy reading but Price presents this material in such a smooth flowing, fascinating way, that I found myself totally engrossed. I was brought through the gamut of emotional reactions throughout the story, from Elijah's fear when he is threatened by a coworker, to his confusion in his developing relationship with Daniel, his confusion about his own sexuality, and his heartbreak when the stress gets to be too much for Daniel and he strikes out verbally at Elijah in misunderstanding of his disorder.
I don't want you to think this entire book is entirely about Elijah's experience with autism spectrum disorder, because there is so much more going on. We're brought back into the intriguing world of Mnem as Daniel, Big D, and Elijah attend a conference about new Mnem technology. Daniel, desperately seeking a way to help rid his father if his persistent memory or Mnem, gets duped for a short time into believing a new development can provide the answers. After a confrontation leads to hurt and misunderstanding between Daniel and Elijah, Eli makes the effort to bridge the distance, not only to save their growing relationship but to help Daniel find a way to heal his father. By the end of Forget Me Not, many characters enter the stew, and someone from Daniel and Big D's past shows up to stir the pot and create even more turmoil in Daniel's life.
Jordan Castillo Price constantly raises the bar in her writing. Her style is unique, as she paints her characters and unique worlds in shades of gray and black, dark but intriguing, with layers and depth of character that keep me hooked. The thing I like most, being a fan of m/m fiction, is that Jordan is foremost an amazing psy-fi/paranormal/mystery/suspense writer...that her main characters are also gay seems secondary. I would like to see this in the real world, that we get to judge characters/people by what they do, how they interact, how they treat those around them, not by their sexuality.
I highly recommend this trilogy, be sure to read them in order. And if you are not already familiar with Jordan Castillo Price, invest in her back list...you wont' be disappointed.
Elijah is amazing. In the first book, we saw him through Daniel’s eyes, but in Forget Me Not, Ms. Price uses Elijah’s point of view. This character is on the autism spectrum, and he could have easily been a caricature…a flat stereotype.
Instead, we have a vibrant, brilliant character who lives with his differences, both good and bad, as best he can. Elijah does not see the world through the same filters as those he calls neurotypical, and having a window into his internal struggles and triumphs was both fascinating and heart-breaking.
On top of that, we get to see Daniel in ways that Daniel can’t see himself. Without the guilt-colored glasses, his good qualities get highlighted. He's obviously trying to be as direct as Elijah needs. He's patient and caring with both Elijah and his father. It's not all rosy though, and we do see Daniel screw up and lose his cool.
Even the supporting cast in this series feels very real. I HATE one of the side characters in this book, and that is not too strong of a word. His behavior is beyond disgusting, and my heart cracked wide open as Elijah tried to figure out how to handle it.
I will read this book a over and over again just to visit with these characters.
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